swanasa and Avan
: Meditation
Guided Soundscape Meditation: A journey through the chakras
In the modern world, many people struggle with the idea that introspection isn’t enticing enough. Quiet contemplation doesn’t meet the threshold of stimulation which we’ve become accustomed to in our daily lives. The journey is long, but it always begins with a defining experience that reveals that the inner journey is one of the most fascinating things we can encounter as human beings.
Our meditation project aims to offer an experience that, while rich in stimuli, still guides toward inner attention by combining the depth of traditional meditation with the possibilities provided by modern tools. This way, meditation can be accessible to everyone in a new form, where the experience itself, rather than merely sitting in silence, becomes the central element. In our chakra meditation the electronic soundscape opens a gateway to the inward journey, using modern tools to support deepening focus. Each sound is part of a carefully crafted space, creating a layered atmosphere that aids immersion. Digitally modeled singing bowls in SuperCollider, along with sounds of nature and symbols associated with the chakras weave through this world.
The digital soundscapes guide the meditator as if traversing an inner landscape, reaching the edge of dreaming—where there is no inside or outside, only the infinite path inward. We begin with integrative meditation practices that initially focus on the human world and gradually turn toward transcendence. Through these practices,
we experience the expanding boundaries of the personal self—not by annihilating the ego but by transcending it, dissolving the dualities of observer-observed, self-another. In this practice, unlike traditional Buddhist meditations, the goal is not emptiness but expansion.
This expansion can now be experienced through the chakras. Engaging with the sensations, vibrations, and symbolism of the chakras helps us traverse safely and steadily from one state of consciousness to another—from the personal, instinctual self toward the expanded ultimate state, where we experience the unity of past, present, future, and the internal and external worlds.
Our goal?
To guide participants, using digital soundscapes and guided meditation, to a deep, final state of consciousness on the meditative path. Such an insight often becomes a life-changing experience, bringing lasting shifts to daily life. We also hope this experience will inspire participants to practice meditation in their daily routines, helping them increasingly recognize how to live their freedom in everyday life.